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The trouble began at around 1 p.m. yesterday when
a 32-year-old housekeeper entered Strauss-Kahn's $3,000-a-night
suite at the luxury Sofitel on West 44th Street --
apparently unaware he was still inside.
The
married Strauss-Kahn was in the bathroom, and emerged
naked, chased her down a hallway and pulled her into
a bedroom, where "he jumps her," a source
said.
"She
pulled away from him and he dragged her down a hallway
into the bathroom where he engaged in a criminal sexual
act, according to her account to detectives,"
Browne said. "He tried to lock her into the hotel
room."
Soon
afterward, Strauss-Kahn got dressed and headed off
to JFK for a flight to Paris.
When
he was approached on the plane by Port Authority cops,
he said, "What is this about?" sources said.
He was taken off the aircraft without handcuffs.
Two
law-enforcement sources said Strauss-Kahn was trying
to flee authorities. Police said he left his cellphone
and other personal items in the room.
"It
looked like he got out of there in a hurry,"
Browne said.
Strauss-Kahn,
who had a meeting planned for today with German Chancellor
Angela Merkel in Berlin, has an arrangement with Air
France that allows him to get on any flight and sit
in first class, the sources said. He was traveling
alone.
Browne
said Strauss-Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity.
He was expected to be brought to court today. High-profile
criminal defense lawyer Ben Brafman told The Post
he will be defending Strauss-Kahn -- but by late last
night, had not yet spoken with him.
The
victim was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where she
was treated for trauma.
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